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Lazarus
(346 words)
[German Version] Lazarus, is a literary figure in Luke and John (Gk from Heb.
Eleazar, “God helps”; cf. Matt 1:15). While John 11:1–12:11 identifies Lazarus as the brother of the sisters Mary and Martha (cf. Luke 10:38ff.), the parable in Luke 16:19–31 portrays him as a fictitious person whose fate after death is contrasted with that of an unnamed rich man. Since the use of a personal name in parables is atypical and unique in the New Testament, the significance of the theophorous sentence-name “Lazarus” (“Go…
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Religion Past and Present
Flesh and Spirit
(2,268 words)
[German Version] I. Old Testament – II. New Testament – III. Dogmatics
I. Old Testament In the writings of the OT, flesh and spirit are fundamental anthropological concepts, far more complementary than antithetical. The groundwork for a flesh/spirit dualism (IV) is partially laid in the OT, but it is not developed. The dualism gradually began to intensify in the intertestamental period under Hellenistic influence.
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Flesh (usually Heb. בָּשָׂר/
bāśar, less often שְׁאֵר/
še'er) denotes the essential components making up human and animal bodies, often limited to th…
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Religion Past and Present